On her novel The Other Americans in “Migrant State of Mind: A Q&A With Novelist Laila Lalami” in The Nation (2019 Apr 23)
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There’s a disconnect between how people imagine their families and how families are in real life.
— Laila Lalami
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About Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami (born 1968) is a Moroccan-American novelist, essayist, and professor.
About Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami (born 1968) is a Moroccan-American novelist, essayist, and professor.
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